Die block



Feb. 27, 1923.

R. MILLER DIE BLOCK Filed Mar.

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a He: w n as Patented Feb. 2?, 1923 iv l l j i RICHARD MILLER, F AIPFJETOEDT, WISCGZNE:IN, ASfIGEOR T0 APPLETON WOOZD PRODUCTS (30., OF APPLETON, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

Din BLOCK.

Application filed March 8, 1820. Serial No. 364,341.

To all whom it may concern. block through holes drilled through the Be it known that I, Bier-min) MILLER, it blocks 1, three such rods being shown in the citizen of the United States, residing at A-pdrawing but any number may be used as pleton, county of Outagan'iie, and State 01 their number depends upon the length of \Visconsin, have invented new and useful the die block. The rods pass through wash- Improvements in Die Blocks, of which the ers 9 which may be grooved to receive and following is a specification. bear upon the parallel tie rods 5 and 6. This invention relates to wooden die thereby forcing such rods against the sides blocks for use in cutting out leather or other of the blocks and preventing lateral bulgsheet material. ing of the die block, when the nuts 1-0 are 65 One of the objects of this invention is to tightened. It will be noticed that the holes provide a die block with binding or holding for the reception of the rods 8 may be drilled members which may be easily and cheaply at suitable intervals without the necessity of constructed and which do not require extencarefully determining their location, as the sive machining or an extensive working of members 9 may engage the parallel tie rods 70 the parts before they are're'ady "for use. 5 and 6 at any point in-their extent- It will Other objects of this invention are to probe seen that by widely spacing the tie rods ide a die block in which the retaining or 5 and 6 or 15 and 16 that the blocks may be binding means utilize members made from assembled and clamped in position by the 20 standard materials, such as rods, bars or end pieces and tie rods prior to the forming such similar material; to provide die blocks of the transverse holes through the blocks. with binding means which allow of ready These transverse holes may be formed by adjustment to initially compress the block boring through the completed block as there and which also allow of subsequent auto is no danger of the boring tools contacting ma-tic adjustment due to warping, shrinkin with the rods due to their relatively wide or swelling of the blocks. spacing. Also, subsequent warping, shrink- In the drawings: ing, or swelling of the blocks does not place Fig. 1 is an end view of a die block. dangerous strains upon the binding or hold- Fig. 2 is a side view thereof and Fig. 3 ing frame as the members 9 are free to slide is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2. upon the tie rods 5 and 6 as occasion de- Fig. l is an end view of a modified form mands. f die block. Figs. 4c, 5 and 6 showing the modified form Fig. 5 is a side view 01 the structure of the invention, will now be described. shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 6 is a plan view The body of the die block is formed of a 3-5 of the structure shown in Fig. 4c. plurality of wooden blocks, similar to the Figs. 1, 2 and 3, showing the first form of blocks 1 of the first form of the invention. die block, will first be described. The die The end clamping members 12 may be probloc-k consists of a plurality of members 1, vided with a reenforcing rib 13 and prowhich may be composed of rectangular vided with projecting ears It as in the other 40 wooden blocks with the grain running vertiform. However, the upper and lower ears cally. These blocks are clamped together 14: are spaced farther apart so as to receive by end clamping bars 2 which may have a relatively widely spaced tie rods 15 and 1.6. widened central portion and may be pro- At suitable intervals rods 17 extend latervided upon their outer sides with a longially through the body of the die block.

45 tudinal reenitorcing web 3. Ears 4, forming through holes drilled through the blocks 11, the ends of the clampin bars 2. project beone such rod being shown in the drawing, yond the wooden body or the die block. Paralthough. any number may be employed. allel tie rods 5 and 6 pass through these ears These rods pass through elongated washers and connect the end clamping bars 2. hen 18 which press directly against the wooden 50 the nuts 7, threaded upon these tie rods 5 body of the die block when the nuts 19 are and 6, are tightened, the clamping bars 2 tightened. By having the relatively wide may be caused to place the blocks 1 under spacing of the rods 15 and 16 suflicient room, any desired clamping pressure. is allowed for the washers 18. These wash- At suitable intervals, rods 8 pass transers may be made relatively thick at their 55 versely through the wooden body of the die central portion and may become thinner at This invention provides end clamping' members of such design that they may be readily cast or otherwise cheaply formed which, coupled with the use of ordinary rods threaded at each end, materially lessens the cost of the production of the blocks.

It will be noticed that a plurality of rods and a plurality of nuts carry the longitudinal strains and that a sturdy design of end clamping members is secured by this invention. V

Longitudinal shifting of-the rods Sand 17 is permitted as the washers, or side hearing members, are unconstrained and may assume any position relative to the longitudinal' tie rods, the members 9 slipping along the rods 5 and 6 and the members 18 slipping along the sides of the blocks.

'1 claim: i

1. A die bloek'comprising a body formed of a plurality of independent blocks, ribbed clamping members bearing upon the ends of the body, and a plurality of tie rods located upon each side of the body for operatively connecting the end clan' ping members. p

v 2. A die block comprising a body formed of a' plurality of separate blocks, clamping members at each end of said body a'pair' of independently adjustable tie rods located upon each side of said'body for drawing the end clamping members towards each other, an intermediate transverse clamping rod, and clamping devices at the end of saidtransverse rod.

3. A die block comprising a body formed of a plurality of separate blocks clamping members at each end of said body, a pair of tie rods upon each side of said body for drawing the end clamping members towards each other, an intermediate transverse clamping rod, and clamping devices at the ends of said transverse rod adapted to engage said tie rods. V

In testimony whereof I my signature in the presence of two witnesses. V

RICHARD MILLER. 1 Vitnesses: f

LEVERE-TT C. lVI-IEELER.

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